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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] [QUOTE]Obviously, you knew better then all the military brass who did have concerns that we would come away much bloodier then we did. [/QUOTE]Obviously, I did. After all, when you're right, you obviously know better than the people who say you're wrong, don't you? Isn't that a given? Oh, the war ended faster that _I_ thought it would, too, given that no large-scale chem-bio warfare seems to have happened. Based on what I knew about the situation, I expected the ground war to last a whole month. I didn't think the Republican Guard would fold as quickly as it did, and I underestimated the damage and morale effect of the airstrikes. (I also didn't forsee 2000 Iraqi soldiers surrendering to a guy with a camcorder. "You in the back! Don't make me USE this! I've got ZOOM! I've got ZOOM!") Now, if Hussein HAD used a large-scale chem-bio assault, I suspect the war (in another form) might have gone on longer, because we would be a bit more likely to have invaded and occupied the whole shebang, and we would have clearly sustained more casualties. But Hussein didn't choose this option, probably because he had information similar to that in the the conversation reported to me, which went like this: Person: What casualties do you expect in the first chemical/biological attack? General: We expect 10%-15% loss rate after the first attack, due to surprise, and soldier's inability to put on their gear properly. Person: What about the second attack? General: There won't BE a second attack. Person: Why not? General: After the first attack, Baghdad will be fused glass. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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